Creed

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Creed

PG-13

2015

2h 13m

Drama

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Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) never knew his famous father, boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died before Adonis was born. However, boxing is in his blood, so he seeks out Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and asks the retired champ to be his trainer. Rocky sees much of Apollo in Adonis, and agrees to mentor him, even as he battles an opponent deadlier than any in the ring. With Rocky's help, Adonis soon gets a title shot, but whether he has the true heart of a fighter remains to be seen.

Critics Consensus

Creed brings the Rocky franchise off the mat for a surprisingly effective seventh round that extends the boxer's saga in interesting new directions while staying true to its classic predecessors' roots.

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Dwight Brown

National Newspaper Publishers Association

03/07/2017

Sylvester Stallone gives the most compelling and truthful performance of his career.

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Sara Michelle Fetters

MovieFreak.com

08/18/2016

4/4

Adonis and Rocky make one of the year's best cinematic pairings, their transition from strangers to acquaintances to partners to friends to something so much more absolutely exquisite.

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Max Weiss

Baltimore Magazine

06/12/2016

3/4

It's a formula film, executed to near perfection. And it wields a secret weapon: our nostalgia for the original.

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Don Shanahan

Every Movie Has a Lesson

Jul 18

5/5

Ryan Coogler's film successfully strives to be its own bold and rousing saga fitting of the shared connection.

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JD Duran

InSession Film

08/02/2024

Ryan Coogler is quickly rising the ranks as one of my favorite directors working today. He arguably gives us the best film in the Rocky franchise, and it’s the saga’s seventh installment.

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Brendan Cassidy

InSession Film

08/02/2024

Michael B. Jordan is a star, and Sylvester Stallone turns his most iconic character of Rocky Balboa into one of the best supporting performances of the year.

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Dixie M.

@DMDarne123 6d

Watch the movie makes me want to workout.

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Nate D.

@Weeaboss Feb 10

Flying high once again, Creed is an astonishing surprise that captures the essence of the original Rocky series while making it its own. Stallone returns once more in a mentor role here, and honestly gives one of his best performances in years. Michael B. Jordan's exceptional performance as Adonis separates him Stallone's Rocky in both tone and theme. Rocky was more dopey, good-natured, and the eternal underdog; whereas Adonis is compassionate and utterly insecure, but hides it behinda loner's pride and a quick temper. It makes for such an interesting dynamic after six Rocky films, seeing the two characters interacting and helping each other in a way that connects both generations with such earnest chemistry. The score is kinetic with a hip-hop flair that pops while retaining the spirit of the franchise originals, and the cinematography is impeccable – especially in the final fight. Creed is a wonderful passing of the torch that honors its roots, but paves the way for a new dreamer to go the distance.

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alan g

@agenser Feb 4

Just a black version of Rocky. Derivative and boring.

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thiago s

@Thiagostone Jan 13

Filme bacaninha para mais ou menos, o roteiro é mais ou menos, as cenas são bacaninhas para mais ou menos, a história é mais ou menos, o elenco é mais ou menos, e alguns ajudam a melhorar o filme, os personagens são mais ou menos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, o filme teve a boa atuação do silvester stallone, mas mesmo com isso o filme não alavancou, o filme teve cenas clicês dos filmes do rocky, algumas boas, outras ruins, mas isso não foi o suficiente para ser bom, nem com a cena final que o Adonis creed aguentou os 12 rounds, e não ganhou a porra da luta final

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Anthony C

@AnthonyCStallonefan Jan 10

Sly is so unbelievably great in this once again proving he will always be Rocky!!

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Harrison B

@emailaddress Dec 19

Forgettable. I think I fast-forwarded through a lot of it on a plane.

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Creed: Official Clip - Rocky Meets Adonis

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Creed: Official Clip - One Step at a Time

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Creed: Official Clip - Rocky's Diagnosis

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Creed: Official Clip - I Gotta Prove It

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Creed: Official Clip - It's Time

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Creed: Official Clip - The Final Round

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Creed: Official Clip - I'm Ready

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Creed: Official Clip - Run to Rocky

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Synopsis

Adonis Johnson (Michael B. Jordan) never knew his famous father, boxing champion Apollo Creed, who died before Adonis was born. However, boxing is in his blood, so he seeks out Rocky Balboa (Sylvester Stallone) and asks the retired champ to be his trainer. Rocky sees much of Apollo in Adonis, and agrees to mentor him, even as he battles an opponent deadlier than any in the ring. With Rocky's help, Adonis soon gets a title shot, but whether he has the true heart of a fighter remains to be seen.

Director: Ryan Coogler
Producer: Irwin Winkler, Robert Chartoff, Charles Winkler, William Chartoff, David Winkler, Kevin King Templeton, Sylvester Stallone
Screenwriter: Ryan Coogler, Aaron Covington
Distributor: Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co: Chartoff Winkler
Rating: PG-13 (Some Sensuality|Language|Violence)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 25, 2015, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 21, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $109.7M
Runtime: 2h 13m
Sound Mix: SDDS, Dolby Digital, Datasat
Aspect Ratio: Scope (2.35:1)